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Newsmax host Carl Higbie went on a tirade on Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury the day before.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to cover up extramarital affairs. Trump was concerned the affairs would come to light and harm his presidential aspirations. The Republican freakout has been swift if not predictable. Despite their outrage and indignation, some conservatives insist that being a convicted felon will help Trump’s chances of returning to the White House in November’s election.

During Friday’s edition of Frontline on Newsmax, Higbie demanded congressional Republicans drop everything and go after those involved in Trump’s prosecution.

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[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

And so... the traction begins. This is not just a freakout - this is going to supply them with a fake "victimhood" narrative they couldn't have managed by themselves and that will escalate beyond November.

I hope the liberals have a plan for what's going to happen when the nazis and their pig protectors hit the streets again - or, at least, a better plan than, "let's heckle antifa from the sidelines like we did in 2016!"

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

So he's saying that because a criminal was tried and convicted for his crimes, they somehow have to take action to defend said criminal even though said criminal most definitely did a whole bunch of crime that he hasn't even been tried for yet.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 5 months ago

I don't know you everyone is so upset. Fomenting violence on a public stage is completely normal, I mean c'mon. /s

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

What people in cities? The people that carried out the trial on Felonius Lump?

Also, just where the fuck does Higbie live? Most Americans live in metro areas; is he one of the 17% that don't?

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago

Bet this guy's idea of foreplay is a backhand.

[–] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

He's right, let's get those numbers up people!

[–] butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lol joke's on you asshole, recently more people raised in the suburbs and country have moved to cities, and more minorities and leftists own guns. It's not 1980 anymore, good luck.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Estimates seem to be 83% of the country lives in an urban area. It's expect to be 90% by 2050. The dipshits still seem to think that flyover regions somehow contain multitudes and constitute a majority.

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Someone should ask Lax Headroom how he defines well-regulated militia and how he sees it applied.

Alas, we know.

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